Zharity Newsletter June 2026

Thank you for making the first half of the year a success!

Engagement Opportunities

Closed for the Summer

Our wishlist is closed for the summer. Thank you for all your donations so far this year. Our Community Partners were blown away by your generosity, and you’ve kept our unit volunteers very busy!

The wishlist will reopen again in September, so keep an eye on your emails!

Pad Project Summer Update

On Wednesday, 20 May, we held our second open pad cutting event for the Zharity Pad Project 2026. It was held at the lovely Café Fischvogel in Zumikon.

To read more about this day, visit our latest blog post here.

Zharity In Person Coffee Talk - Thursday, September 17th at The Bridge

We are hosting an IN PERSON Zharity Coffee Talk on Thursday, September 17 at 9:30AM. This is an opportunity to learn more about Zharity and our open volunteering opportunities, and to have your questions answered. Whether you are an existing volunteer and/or Verein member or are new to Zharity and want to learn more, we welcome you to join us. Click here to register.

Updates and Thank Yous

Thank You KPMG

Our friends at KPMG Switzerland have once again stepped up to support the community. Their recent Spring/Summer clothing and essential needs collection was a huge success, providing much-needed items for the sunny days ahead.

To read more about their dedication to Zharity, visit our blog post here.

Thank You Farfalla

These creams will be a centerpiece in our Special Care Kits for homeless women, which we’ll be assembling later this year. For someone facing the elements every day, a quality hand cream is more than just a moisturizer—it’s a rare moment of comfort and dignity.

"Community is about showing up for one another in ways big and small."

Thank you, Farfalla, for your generosity and for being a business that truly cares about its neighbors. We can’t wait to get these into the hands of those who need them most!

Thank You ZIS Refugee Club

Through the generous work of the Zurich International School Refugee Club, 900 hygiene items were donated to Zharity for distribution.

The club did an excellent job of sorting and organizing, making the unloading to the Zharity storage unit stress-free.

Some items went out the same day to the Free Boutique in Winterthur, while the remaining items will be stored for distribution to our other partner organizations in the coming weeks.

🚗 Diaper Drive Success with Elternverein Kilchberg!

Early this June, Elternverein Kilchberg organized a diaper drive, and Zharity was the grateful beneficiary! Thanks to their community's generosity, we received an entire carload of diapers!

The impact was immediate: half of the collection went out right away to two of our partner organizations supporting local families-in-need and refugee families.

A huge thank you to Elternverein Kilchberg for choosing to support us. You've made a tangible difference for many parents and little ones!

In other news…

Thu, Jun 25

Meet the Volunteer: Dora Holland

“I was 23 years old when the the 9/11 attacks occurred, my first instinct was to volunteer at ground zero with the recovery efforts, it remains one of the most impactful things I have done.”